I’ve always been keen to ignore the latest online biz “shiny object”. However, I couldn’t ignore Amazon FBA. So here’s an introduction to selling physical goods on Amazon and how to become an Amazon seller.
I always said I’d never get involved in physical goods or niches I didn’t have a deep attachment to or wasn’t expert in. I’ve broken all my golden rules by pursuing Amazon FBA. But it’s listed as one of my business goals for 2016 so I’m going for it!
Why? Selling on Amazon has reportedly seen people hitting five figures within the first few months. For early adopters and those who were quick to take action, stories of six figure months and million dollar exits are not uncommon.
But it’s not all about the money. There are a number of other reasons why I want to be successful with Amazon FBA:
- My passive income from digital products seems to have levelled out so I would like to try something else
- I want to help you, my visitors, and by showing you another passive income stream I will do that
- I’m excited to create and grow a new brand which is unconnected to RobCubbon.com
But what is Amazon FBA?
Amazon FBA stands for Fulfillment by Amazon.
Almost anyone can list a product for sale on the Amazon marketplace. This is true whether it’s a product you’ve created yourself, an old item you no longer want, or something you’ve bought in bulk from a wholesaler. When listing a product, you can choose to either send it out to the customer yourself, or get Amazon to do it or “fulfil” it. This is FBA.
The FBA service allows you to store your inventory in Amazon’s warehouses. Amazon will then pick, pack, and ship your products to your customers. They also take care of receiving orders and dealing with returns, making the whole process almost entirely hands off. Amazon charges a fee for this service – $39.99 a month (+ additional selling fees). It’s a fee that many are happy to pay. 🙂
$39.99 a month to sell on Amazon?! Why many people are happy to pay this fee right now. Share on XWhy being an Amazon FBA seller is so popular right now?
I was seduced by making money online because I loved the digital space.
I’ve done everything: offering online services such as copywriting or website design for clients; starting a blog; creating digital products such as e-books or online courses. I loved the low barriers to entry digital business offers. It’s all about bootstrapping, avoiding high startup costs, and embracing the new digital economy.
Selling large quantities of physical products seemed so last century to me. However, although the opportunities for working in the online economy continue to grow, a third way has emerged: One that leverages advances in communications and retail technology to bring a traditional business model into the digital age.
Now you can order a product from China, have it shipped to a warehouse in the USA, list it for sale on one of the world’s largest e-commerce stores with delivery to the customer taken care of, all from the comfort of your laptop.
A digital product such as an e-books or online courses are cheap to produce and deliver compared to physical products. But, when you take into consideration the millions of shoppers Amazon can instantly attract to your product, it’s easy to see the opportunity.
Different ways for an Amazon FBA seller to make money
Most types of product can be listed for sale on the Amazon marketplace.
This could include clearing out all of the old books and DVDs from your house and shipping them off to Amazon to be listed.
The next level up would be hunting for deals at local stores or online shops, and then purchasing items that are sold for more money on Amazon. This form of “retail arbitrage” has become profitable for many and can be a great way to get started with Amazon FBA.
However, where the real money is made, as well as the opportunities for creating a truly scalable business that could be sold on later is by creating your own product and listing it for sale on Amazon. This is also called “private labeling”.
Finding products to sell on Amazon
Spending your time searching for deals online or running around your local stores trying to find bargains that can be resold on Amazon might sound like a world away from creating your own product. However, as many successful Amazon FBA sellers have shown, creating a product doesn’t mean inventing the next iPhone.
Why private labelling through Amazon FBA opens up a whole world of business opportunities Share on XInstead, the easiest way to create your own product is to find an existing best-selling item and add your own branding to it. This is called private labelling and, by combining this practice with selling through Amazon FBA, a whole world of business opportunities suddenly opens up.
How does private label selling work on Amazon FBA?
If you’ve got an idea for a brand new physical product that will disrupt an entire industry, as well as the money to launch it, then great. But the well-trodden path to success with Amazon FBA is more straightforward.
Typically, the private label Amazon FBA seller goes the following route:
- Identifying a product that is already selling well
- Finding a supplier of a similar product through a website like Alibaba.com
- Creating a brand name and applying it to the product
- Tweaking or adjusting the product to make it better than the competition
- Ordering a samples of the product
- Shipping the product to Amazon for sale through their FBA service
- Creating a product listing in Seller Central
This leaves out some other important steps, such as financial analysis, negotiating with suppliers, ordering samples, dealing with shipping, customs and importing, driving traffic to your listing, plus much more. However, it’s a brief overview of what might, at first, seem like a daunting process.
Starting out with a small order of a low cost item can be less expensive than you might think. Then, once you understand the process, you can start scaling up to larger orders of more expensive products.
Once you’ve found a product that sells and a supplier you can trust, selling physical products can be an amazing location independent, lifestyle business.
What are the downsides of starting an Amazon FBA business?
No business is without its downsides and one of the biggest here is startup costs. Unlike creating a digital product, you will need to invest in inventory from the outset. Then there’s the shipping costs, as well as the myriad of online tools that you’ll want to invest in. So far I’ve purchased MerchantWords, JungleScout Pro, Amasuite, AMZtracker and ZonBlast.
With most manufacturers only accepting orders over a certain quantity, even the cheapest of items can require a significant financial outlay. You could be looking at anything between $500-1500 to get started with your first product.
Another downside is that as the FBA service becomes well-known, the Amazon marketplace will get more competitive. Whether you are scouting for deals in your local malls or trying to find a product to private label, there are certainly less opportunities than there were even a year ago.
It’s also worth pointing out that there’s always a risk when putting all of your eggs in one basket, which in this case with Amazon. Just like websites that depend on Google for traffic, or freelancers who rely on a single client, if Amazon changes its rules, shuts down their FBA service, or bans your account, you’re in trouble.
However, with more and more people shopping online every day, if you can find the right product, who’s to say you can’t build a truly location independent, passive income business that could be sold further down the line?
How do you become an Amazon seller?
Are you thinking of looking into this business opportunity? If so, here’s some of your first steps:
- It’s best to do this through a private company – so, if you haven’t already, set up a company in your country
- Sign up for a seller account Seller Central with a new login (you can use your current Amazon login but it’s unadvisable)
- Pay Amazon $39.99 a month (+ additional selling fees) from a credit card
- Search Alibaba for products you want to sell
There’s a lot more to it than that, of course. Finding a product that will do well is key – I’ll be writing more on this subject in future.
Two excellent podcasts to get you started:
I’ve listened to nearly every episode of these two podcasts and join their respective Facebook groups which are also a source of great information. I would join their email lists too.
How to become an Amazon FBA seller: You can do it!
Why not look around your house and see what old books and other items you can find that you no longer want. Or maybe take a trip to the stores and look online and see if you can find any discounted products that are selling for much more on Amazon.
Don’t forget to factor in fees and shipping costs. But if you do find an opportunity, you could be selling on Amazon within the week.
For those that are more adventurous, why not have a look on a site like Alibaba.com and see if you can spot any products that are selling on Amazon. You might be surprised at the margins on offer for the very same products that are listed through Alibaba.com for pennies and being sold on Amazon for much more.
What do you think of Amazon FBA? Would you like to dip your toes in the water? What do you think about me doing it? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
WOW. Awesome post Rob.
Loads of value bombs in here..
It will be interesting to see how this new business venture goes for you, as it’s a bold move to go from digital to physical products.
Looking forward to your future post on sourcing a product.
Good luck!
Hey Chris, thanks, maybe you’re considering this “bold move” yourself?
Thanks Rob.
An adventurous move.
But isn’t it great that life can be full of adventures!
Thanks for the detailed and helpful description as usual.
Indeed, David, I love the fact that my business changes radically every 2 years or so!
Very timely and fine post. Amazon FBA is being heavily promoted right now and I’m giving it a try. I just yesterday ordered 20 product units from China (presently out of stock, so are being manufactured as we speak..apparently). I’m starting small to try this out and haven’t got a clue how to do this really, but I’m taking action! I’ll let you know how I get on but it is already quite a slow process..I ordered a sample 2 weeks ago and received it last week before placing my first order….It gives me time I guess to do more research on pricing and labelling etc.
Thanks Rob 🙂
Wow, Richard, you’ve made a great start. Starting in the hardest thing. When you say “ordered 20 product units from China” is that for delivery to an Amazon facility? Did you source them at AliExpress? I think starting with these small runs is a great first step. What have you got to lose? Brilliant!
Thanks Rob! As I said I do not know what I’m doing with this but am starting small as a test and hopefully I will make all my mistakes this time and be better next time around. I chose a product from someone’s recommended list of Amazon FBA products to start with and have dealt with this and the supplier with alibaba.com. I know now AliExpress is recommended for small orders but I didn’t realise that when I started. I have my Amazon FBA account but I now need to do the product listing and pricing and marketing and launch. My product is delivered to my door so I will have then to ship it on to Amazon. Do not do it this way! I just couldn’t find a simple guide to show me how to get started with Amazon FBA, so I just dived in. There is a Udemy course I’ve just started to look through “How to Sell Products on Amazon by Erik Quisling” which I need to study and I hope I can find help to get this done properly! Goodluck with your Amazon FBA..let’s compare notes on our progress! 🙂
I just recently ordered about 6 products of 5 different items.
Since its my first product order, I had the products sent to my house so I can:
1. Check the product before ordering bulk and sending straight to Amazon.
2. Have the opportunity to take some nice pics of the products.
Even though you had the distributor send it to your residence, you can then have Amazon pickup the items from your residence using UPS, which will be cheaper than you shipping them to Amazon yourself.
I personally ordered my items from Aliexpress.com which allows ordering of minimum amounts as low as 1 item.
Another thing you need to know is that each of your items need barcodes. I ordered 5 barcodes from speedybarcodes.com for $10. Amazon will ask for your barcode when your adding a new item through your Seller Central
Thank you for that great advice, Thas. I also got UPC barcodes from Speedy Barcodes. However, I think I’m right in saying that you don’t have to have them. You can get away with just having an ASIN number and getting the ASIN barcode from Amazon. I’m NOT sure about that so don’t quote me.
It’s a great idea to have the first shipment sent to your home and then package them up for Amazon in order to check and photograph. Unfortunately, since I’m sourcing and selling in the US and traveling round SE Asia at the moment that’s not an option. But it’s a great way to do it.
The Amazon/UPS shipping option is the way to go but my supplier in the US gave me the option to use FedEx – I think that would only be an advantage for people moving huge volumes.
All good stuff! Thanks for the comment.
Indeed, Richard, let’s keep each other informed of our progress. Good to hear your experience, even the mistakes.
Well done on your progress so far.
About information I’ve found these podcasts invaluable:
Private Label Podcast
The Amazing Seller Podcast
Update…Last Friday, I sold my first unit after 9 days of no sales after my product listing went live. Over the Easter weekend I had 3 pending sales and I had never heard of those! This morning, I have had 2 more actual sales,so I am started with making sales, which was my first objective/goal! There is still a long way to go though, to complete more sales now and see how profitable this can be, but I have made a start now! Best wishes to all Amazon FBA sellers & to you Rob! 🙂
Hey Richard, great to hear from you. Sales I like those. I’m getting sales as well. However, I’m going to wait a few months before I post my results.
Hey Rob, I’m fascinated in what you are doing here. I can’t wait to see what you will be selling when it’s sensible to reveal.
Has FBA been around a while? I remember looking a little at the idea some time back and at Alibaba. I didn’t see anything to get me excited and had other irons in the fire.
I also remember having picked up some things from North Thailand (made in Laos – I think) They were silly stocking fillers for children that I got because I was due to help at local UK Christmas market. The market was a flop for most, but I had to double the prices on these to slow things down. Silly mark up I had, but I think it is what got me looking at Alibaba.
I could have it completely wrong, but it seems like a get in and out quick venture. I have visions of it being like Ebay where China could dominate,
I can see if you have an audience already for a product it could be a great way of selling so long as Amazon is not suggesting the same thing unbranded at a lower price. Still, done via an affiliate links you win either way.
I really don’t know about this one. I wonder about the lifespan of something where it may have no unique value… It would not be for me just because I can’t imagine getting fired up about it , But I’m mighty interested in how it goes.
I had this same problem when I started, David, it was interesting but I couldn’t get fired up about it. I kept on thinking, does the world need anymore physical pieces on plastic crap? But I have actually found something that I can get fired up about. I’m not sure when I’ll be “coming out” with the information about it though. 😉 However, in so doing I totally got the bug and I’m getting more and more ideas now.
It’s not always a get in and out make money quick thing. Many people are building out brands on other platforms. I’m certainly doing that as well.
Will keep you posted.
Hi Rob,
Thanks for the great post.
I’m starting my plunge next week. I’ve already done some market research on AliBaba.com where I’ve found some great products at around the $1 mark for only 12 items.
Also, I’ve gone through Alun Hill’s course on FBA twice. Alun’s very keen on silcone based products since they’re light, easily stored and posted – keeping additional costs low.
Any way, just wondering what you make of Alun’s point that one should only purchase from U.S wholesalers when starting up on Amazon.com – maximising costs and reducing import duties?
Thanks again.
maximising profits I mean. (above)
I guess it depends on where you can find the best deals – including shipping and import costs – as to where is best to source your product?
I totally agree Joe. But I think you need a third party customs agent as well to deal with shipping imports. I’m not sure of these additional costs yet, as I’m sticking with U.S wholesalers to begin with..
Totally agree with you both here, Joe and Marty. Many people start off with China and, yes, a third party checking agent is a great idea there. Also, Thas above suggests sending the first shipment to your home address and then sending it on to Amazon. However, I’ve heard horror stories that you get bad stock on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th order from China so you’ve got to keep checking.
Hi Rob – another great article – I will be interested in how this goes for you – right now I am selling used books on Amazon as a hobby but now thinking I should look into FBA – lots of things to think about 🙂
Me too, haha! Yes, lots to think about, Megan. I’ve been thinking of writing a Kindle that would be of interest to the customers of my product.
I look forward to that Rob.
What would be a good idea would be to set up a facebook group first , perhaps to thrash ideas together, avoid pitfalls, recommend products too… Like an F.B.A think tank for your followers?
It’s a good idea, Marty, but I would rather have the discussions in my “catch-all” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/241304716045298/
Please join us there and post whatever question you’d like.
Thanks Rob.
I forgot about that… I will join immediately.
Cheers!
Hi Rob …
Great article! I would be interested in this type of course.
Thx
Frank
I’m a long way off doing a course on this, Frank, but maybe sometime.
Thanks Bob and everyone for your insights.
Certainly, financial independence is a worthwhile pursuit, Stepping back though, FBA and similar opportunities promote consumerism and carbon-emissions which are contributing to the demise of our Earth and many communities.
Seems to me, digital products and services such as education and knowledge resources, and others, can be less detrimental to the planet and communities. Similarly, physical products from local suppliers/manufacturers can reduce transport costs and environmental impact.
I believe there’s an idea forming of a way to solve conflicts without suppression, violence, and bloated bureaucracies; and meet needs without environmental demise.
Carry on,
Rod
Thanks Rod, this has crossed my mind. However, I don’t think FBA is contributing to the demise of the Earth.
Yes, I like digital products for that reason as well and I see your point but I just don’t agree that this sort of consumerism is that bad. What happens in the hearts of those that sell and buy the products is what will determine the future of the planet.
Rob,
Great article, I have been interested in this type of venture for some time. I look forward to seeing more information on the subject.
Ed
More info to come, Edward, thank you for your comment.
All sounds good. I have been interested in this for awhile. But how do you go about making your own brand on something? Does the manufacturer do it for you? Do you send them your logo, & bus. name, & they put it on the box of the product, or how does it work?
Thanks!
HI Janice. The brand is up to you. You need to come up with a name, a logo, ideally a website and then you can get the supplier to print packaging, stickers, labels, etc., with branding that you have designed. You can register the brand at Seller Central. Thanks for the question.
Thanks so much! Rob, for explaining. That’s what I thought, but just wasn’t sure of the details. That answers my question.
Glad it helped, Jan.
I’m curious if anyone has tried drop shipping and if they think FBA is better? With drop shipping you have zero out of pocket.
Hi, Christina, this is a really great question. But it’s difficult to answer. Certainly, I’ve known many people do Amazon FBA who’ve seen amazing results and then I met a lot of guys from Anton Kraly’s course Drop Ship Lifestyle event in Chiang Mai who admitted that they weren’t selling anything at all. I’m not sure if drop shipping is zero out of pocket. Sure it’s cheap to set up the website but how do you get traffic? Organic? You’re talking Facebook ads. I’m sure there are people who are making a success of drop shipping … but I haven’t met them yet. 🙂 I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
That is interesting about the drop shipping guys.
There are some very vocal fans of Anton’s course so it’s easy to assume that it’s a proven way to get started with e-commerce.
I did sign up for his drop shopping course a while back, but didn’t manage to make a success of it.
My FBA efforts have hardly set the world alight either so maybe its just me!
When comparing drop shipping with FBA, I guess its fair to say its more of a time vs money issue, regarding which one you are more prepared to invest.
Joe
More cynicism from me: does Anton’s course have a generous affiliate payout. 50% of $500 maybe? I don’t know. It’s definitely a good course but Amazon FBA provides you with customers; drop-shipping doesn’t, you have to find them yourself and that’s difficult, in my opinion. YES, there’s a startup cost involve in FBA. But, heck, how much would it cost to start a brick and mortar business? I would persevere with FBA, we can do this together, Joe!!! 🙂
I have my doubts about this. Having done a lot of research and looked at some of the courses available on Udemy and elsewhere I have come to the conclusion that most of the guys giving advice dont even sell themselves on Amazon, they are just rehashing information found everywhere else.
Its not really as simple as buying a basting brush or some such item for a dollar and selling it on for 7 or 8 dollars. Most markets are saturated with the exact same products, all imported from alibaba and just with a different logo on them. Its not as easy as seeing an item priced cheap, you have to factor in delivery costs (from China) which can be quite expensive. Also very few if any touch on the subject of import duty, In Ireland at least, a package with the value of lets say $300 can be stopped by customs and not released to you unless you pay the VAT of 23%. That is $69 and greatly adds to the cost price. I have a lengthy blog post on the subject that I must put the finishing touches to if anyone’s interested.
I am just fed up of the “easily make $20,000 a month on amazon stories, maybe a few years ago when the market was less competitive
Id be interested to hear of other peoples opinions.
Hi Tom, I see your point but just because some of the guys giving advice on Udemy don’t sell themselves on Amazon doesn’t mean that there aren’t thousands out there who are making money on Amazon. There are lots of them because I’ve met them personally.
True some of the “garlic press” and “spatula” markets are saturated but I personally know people who have entered markets in the last few months and seen some success. You need to be creative with the niche. Don’t go for what the ASM (Amazing Selling Machine) course advises in terms of products to sell.
The charges of shipping, customs, Amazon fees, etc., all have to be factored in but when the product cost from China is 5-10% of the sale price you can find the margins to make money. But there’s an upfront cost which is good, in my opinion, because it’s a barrier to entry that’ll stop a lot of people.
I’m interested in your blog post however I’d be more interested if you’d tried Amazon FBA yourself because then you could back up your opinions with hard evidence.
I’m tried of get rich quick and easy stories as much as you. But Amazon FBA remains a viable option in my opinion and I’ll be posting my findings shortly 🙂
Having reread my post it may seem I am dead against FBA. Im actually waiting on a shipment of stuff from alibaba to get started myself. Im gonna give it a shot anyway cause nothing ventured, nothing gained.
What annoys me is the blatant misleading information out there. Turn 10 quid into 15k in a few months etc, that just doesnt happen anymore unless you magically find a secret niche. I have spent a good few weeks studying different sellers stories and looked at plenty of courses and videos online, looked long and hard and spent a fair bit of time talking to different suppliers about buying an item that I believe I can profit from.
There is plenty of work involved and if you have money to back you up then probably easier to get started. Its not as simple as finding an item and shipping it straight to amazon and they handle everything. You must find an item from a reputable seller, negotiate a decent price, have it shipped to you, pray it slips through customs! Private label it or whatever way you want to present it, pack it up again and ship it off to an amazon fulfillment center. To be fair they have done a deal with a courier company(dhl I think) to reduce cost so thats not too bad. Try and compete with the sellers and do your best. The profit margin doesnt be long dwindling down from what you may have originally hoped for.
Anyway, sure il be finding out soon enough and il be back to post my findings!
Hello can i become amazon FBA seller if i live in Poland ? that is amazon usa seller or europe seller ?
Yes you can! Sign up at Amazon Seller Central website, for whichever Amazon Market place you want to sell with (Amazon.com ie USA or Amazon EU or other eg Amazon Canada etc). You will just need to deliver your product internationally, to whichever AmazonFBA fulfillment centre is appropriate to the country/ies, you sell to (& Amazon will tell you which that is). Goodluck 🙂
Richard is right, Marcin. You can totally do this. You may want to use a service like Payoneer to make payments to or from Amazon. All the best.
Hi,
Just found out today that paying the Professional selling fee each month won’t necessarily
put you on an equal footing with your competitors. Apparently, If your item is priced low
then Amazon covers the FBA postage costs by automatically enforcing add-on item status
to your item listing – so customers have to pay more for other items to get Free postage in a bundle.
This is not the same for more established sellers who are on F.B.A. and are in favour with Amazon’s
‘System Criteria’ – thereby giving your competitors an unfair advantage, especially if their products
get Prime status too.. So paying Professional Fee may well be a wasted expense, if you can’t sell 35
of your items per month due to being a beginner and not meeting criteria for free shipping on lower items.
Hardly a level playing field at all for everyone (Got this from Amazon Europe – May differ elsewhere! Thought I’d mention it…)
Thanks for that, Marty 🙂
That’s o.k Rob. I would prefer to be a bit more upbeat on FBA. Perhaps later on..
FBA does seem to require you to hold your nerve. It’s different to other things that I’ve done in that I’ve had to invest a bit of money into it which is not something I’d ever done before with previous businesses. We’ll see … 🙂
Hi Rob,
really interesting concept, I will keep on watching your success on that one.
I suppose getting a totaly new brand for you makes sense, under your current conditions.
On top of that udemy does not seem to be going anywhere soon with their new setup.
As a European you have to setup a company for that or how do you do it from a legal point of few? is there a way to test this whole things for a few months and get into the beaurocracy once you have proof that this works? I assume it is easier in the US to do this stuff then in the EU.
Anyhow, did you think to put all your coures on a USB stick and sell it on Amazon? Could be a nice way to get an extra stream of income from your digitals.
Toni
Hello Toni, I’m not selling the courses on Amazon through FBA. FBA is primarily for physical products. I am selling something completely different from my courses and e-books. Stay tuned, because I may disclose my product later on.
It’s relatively easy to get involved with FBA if you’re from Europe or anywhere else in the world. I have a UK Limited Company and I’m using that to be the company behind my FBA account. You could set up a totally new company to handle your FBA affairs. It’s better to do it through a company though.
I know you are not selling your courses via FBA – the question was if you thought about putting them on a USB stick (maybe a CD, DVD) and selling them as pyhsicals in FBA.
As far as I know there is no way to sell courses on Amazon yet – there is not kindle like feature for video courses.
So basically Amazon is leaving this spot open for Udemy. I do not know if there are plans for them to close it as they certainly have all the means to do this within a few months.
As you certainly know Udemy made some major mistakes in the last 12 months, so they would be very vulnerable to such an Amazon move.
Hello Toni, sorry I misunderstood. And really interesting idea of selling my courses that way. I’d honestly never thought of that. It would be great if I could combine a physical product with my online content somehow.
I expect Amazon to enter this market soon. There are already rumors.
Thanks for your comment, Toni.
Hi Rob
A great post thanks Rob. By the way ,I love your kindle books that I have already. It’s so coincidental I was just searching on google asking about selling physical information products on Amazon with FBA.. The reason is that I’ve just watched a webinar by Greg Cesar about that very opportunity that seems to be available with Amazon FBA. I’ve dabbled a little ,selling with retail arbitrage and online arbitrage with Toys R Us products etc..with FBA and can see the massive potential. However ,I’ve avoided going into the Private label side of FBA purely due to lack of available funds to invest in those product levels and also the fear of over saturation. So totally interested to find out if you have plans on selling your information via Amazon FBA as this is what I will hopefully do with my online courses and information products going forward along with selling them with Thinkific . Amazon Video looks interesting for Video courses?So I’m sure they are heading that direction for online courses. Also I’m looking at maybe using CreateSpace to print DVD courses on demand, not sure yet. I’m also in the U.K. So hope to sell in U.K. , Europe and US markets. It’s getting the know how on all the technical side of getting the DVD/USB stick shipped to Amazon. Maybe a prep centre is the way to go?
Here is the link to that webinar as think it might be an interesting watch for you. It was for me. Just don’t want to pay $500+ for the in depth course as I’ve already got my products created so just need details on physical info product Distribution with FBA ,details which I’m sure I’ll figure out ,everything is figure-outable ?
Tracey
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Hello Tracey, I’m so glad you’ve been reading some of my books. Thankyou!
This will help you How To Sell Video Courses On Amazon Video Direct – although I wouldn’t recommend it.
I’ve really no experience with selling DVDs or flash drives of digital products so I don’t know about that. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Hello Rob,
Thanks for sending me this article.
I’ve read many idea on how to make passive income but hard up on how to get started.
Lots of of information I got on this article. I am an active customer on Amazon, and so aside from buying products, why not try selling products too as one of my passive income. I could now refer on your articles on how to get started to be an Amazon FBA seller like creating an account for the business and such.
Once again, thank you very much for these encouraging information you’ve shared.
Hope I could do open this business successfully.
Thumbs up to you, Rob 🙂
Wow Rob. Great post. Very informative. I am in. Going to get my Amazon FBA account. Not sure yet what to sell, but I am in.
I wouldn’t do that, Rene, because it costs you $40/month. It will take you a few months to decide what you want to sell and find a supplier.
Hi Rob – this is just a kind of “what if” question. Now that you have products and packaging etc. and know more about the whole thing – do you think there is a way to combine Amazon FBA with CrateJoy to do a monthly subscription box business? or maybe a parallel business – CrateJoy says they integrate with fulfillment solutions such as Shipstation right out of the box http://start.cratejoy.com/features/
just sort off mulling things over, thanks,
Hey Megan, I’m not sure if I can help though. I have no experience with subscription box businesses and I’ve never heard of Cratejoy. I’m tempted to say that if Cratejoy themselves don’t mention an integration with Amazon then it might not be worth pursuing. Amazon fulfilment, although second to none, is meant to be expensive compared to other US fulfilment companies.
Hey Rob ,
Great Guide for Amazon FBA Business Starter ; I have One question How to Start FBA Business In Non-US Countries
Thanks
It’s possible, Muhammad, I’m not from the US.